Second-Tier Puppet Master

"Uncle Qin, this is something my mother just made. Please try it."

Shitou carried a plate of braised beef and entered the room, calling out happily.

The Big Yellow quickly grabbed his trouser leg, dragged him outside, and even closed the door with its hind legs.

Qin Fei sat cross-legged on the ground without moving for three days.

The Big Yellow was all too familiar with this state; it was a state that countless cultivators dreamed of:

A sudden realization.

Sudden enlightenment is profound and mysterious; what one gains from it varies from person to person.

Some people, after a sudden enlightenment, make rapid progress in their spiritual practice.

After some people have an epiphany, it's as if nothing has happened.

In short, this is something that can only be found by chance, and it would be bad if it were destroyed by Shitou.

Shitou was puzzled, so he squatted down and placed a piece of braised beef near the Big Yellow's mouth.

"What's wrong, Big Yellow? Do you want some too?"

The Big Yellow couldn't resist swallowing the braised beef, but still wouldn't let him in.

"You don't want to eat it all, do you, Big Yellow? No, that won't do. We have to save the rest for Uncle Qin. Otherwise, Mom will punish me if she finds out I fed her braised beef to the dog."

The Big Yellow curled its lip, looking disdainful.

If Qin Fei hadn't stopped it from speaking, it would have argued with the Shitou.

So what if it's a dog?

Can't dogs eat braised beef?

Back then...

The Big Yellow was having a brainstorming session when the wooden door behind him suddenly creaked open.

Qin Fei stepped out, his face calm.

"Come in."

Shitou agreed and quickly followed him into the house, but secretly took out two pieces of braised beef and threw them at the feet of the Big Yellow.

While Qin Fei was in front, he didn't forget to turn around and wink at the Big Yellow.

That seems to mean:

"Eat quickly, Uncle Qin hasn't noticed."

The Big Yellow's disdain deepened. It picked up two pieces of braised beef and simply went back to its bed to sleep.

Qin Fei led the Shitou to the counter, took out the Erlang, the Manifest Sage True Lord and the Great God of the Three Altars Dharma Assembly that were displayed inside, and handed them over.

"Shitou, Uncle Qin is leaving, so these two are for you too."

Shitou didn't take it, but instead asked:

Where to?

"Go do what your uncle should do. Don't worry, I won't be leaving Shangyu Market for now. We'll meet again someday."

Hearing this, Shitou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He scratched his head, thought carefully, and then took the two puppets.

"From now on, whenever I see them, I will think of Uncle Qin."

Qin Fei smiled slightly, and after seeing Shitou off, he closed the shop.

After three days of enlightenment, he finally reached the threshold of Second-Tier Puppet Master.

His experience in the Heavenly Craft Creation Pavilion began to grow again. Once he broke through to level 10, he would be able to officially become Second-Tier Puppet Master.

Therefore, there is naturally no need for Mortal Puppet Abode to continue operating.

He still has a lot to do.

Refining a second-tier puppet, breaking through to the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer Refining, hunting Demon Beast inner cores, refining Foundation Establishment Pill...

The next period of time will be very busy, but Qin Fei has already figured it out.

Cultivation, like Puppet Technique, involves neither threat nor oppression.

He went to cultivate himself simply because he wanted to, nothing more.

On the way back to the puppet junkyard, the Big Yellow was finally able to speak.

"Qin boy, you just handed those three puppets over to Shitou like that?"

"Otherwise, how should I deliver it, like he gave you braised beef?"

The Big Yellow, annoyed that he was deliberately giving an irrelevant answer, said:

"You know what I mean. Those puppets contain your insights into the Way of the Puppet Dao. You just give them away like that, without even a second thought."

Qin Fei said indifferently:

"If Shitou possesses this talent and can glean the art of puppetry from it, then that will be his reward for helping me achieve enlightenment."

"If I haven't grasped anything, then it's not meant for me. Those puppets are nothing more than ordinary toys; what's there to feel sorry for?"

Qin Fei had thought things through thoroughly, and upon returning home, he immediately began arduous cultivation.

Within the mesospace, Spirit Energy Cannon were produced.

He planned to equip all the puppets with this, so that as long as they accumulated spiritual energy for more than three months, each puppet could unleash a full-force attack comparable to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

What a scene that must have been! Just thinking about it makes one's heart race.

The experience gained from the Spirit Energy Cannon upgrade is also quite good, and the experience bar in the Heavenly Craft Creation Pavilion continues to rise.

It shouldn't be long before it's upgraded.

He never neglected his cultivation of the Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eye.

For more than two years, he washed his eyes with Clear Spirit Liquid every day.

The vertical eye became clearer and clearer, and a mosquito several miles away could be clearly seen, with its wings and abdominal patterns.

The large pool of Clear Spirit Liquid remained almost unchanged.

According to his estimate, at the current rate of consumption, it should last for several hundred years without any problem.

Cultivation was of paramount importance to Qin Fei.

With the combined blessing of elixirs and Spirit Stone, he steadily progressed towards the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

It is worth mentioning that his cultivation speed has greatly increased since his Spirit Root was fully nourished.

With each breath, countless Spiritual Qi entered the body, but very little dissipated.

This is completely different from before; he doesn't seem like Pseudo Spirit Root holder at all now.

Of course, the most important thing is the puppet recorded in the "Divine Soul Sensing Chapter".

This puppet is a genuine second-tier puppet, comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Previously, due to insufficient expertise, Qin Fei had never studied it in detail.

Although he is still a step away from becoming Second-Tier Puppet Master, it is only a matter of time.

I can study the blueprints for this puppet while waiting for the Heavenly Craft Creation Pavilion to upgrade.

Once this puppet is crafted and one breaks through to the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer, one can then plan to hunt down second-tier Demon Beast.

The Foundation Establishment Pill I've been dreaming of has finally shown a glimmer of possibility.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.

[Spirit Energy Cannon crafted successfully, experience +1]

[Spirit Energy Cannon crafted successfully, experience +1]

With the completion of the last Spirit Energy Cannon, the Heavenly Craft Creation Pavilion finally accumulated enough experience.

[Heavenly Craft Creation Pavilion (lv9) (1000/1000) (Upgradeable)]

Qin Fei narrowed his eyes and decisively chose yes.

A flash of white light appeared, and the brick house in the sea of consciousness underwent a transformation.

A two-story building rose from the ground, and the red bricks and green tiles were transformed into jade and glazed tiles.

[Heavenly Craft Creation Pavilion (lv10) (0/2000)]

[Sect Leader: Qin Fei]

[Level: Second-Tier Puppet Master]

[Puppets: Spirit Energy Cannon (Tier 1 Puppet), Handheld Game Console (Special Puppet), Spirit Energy Wings (Tier 1 Puppet)...]

[Buffs: Puppet speed +10%, power +10%, energy consumption -10%]

[Unlockable blueprint: Divine Travel Boat (Tier 2 Puppet)]

After the upgrade, the experience cap was increased to two thousand.

After testing, it was determined that all Tier 1 golems no longer gain experience.

Qin Fei had anticipated this, so he wasn't surprised at all.

He focused his gaze on the newly unlocked blueprints, where a few lines of small print, invisible to outsiders, appeared.

[Divine Travel Flying Boat]

[Level: Tier 2 Puppet]

[Talent: Flight Speed +15%, Spirit Recharge Speed +15%]

[Effect: Aerial Puppet with autopilot function. It can be charged three times, and each release allows it to teleport five miles away.]

"The first second-tier puppet we obtained was actually a flying boat."

Qin Fei was somewhat surprised, but his eyes lit up when he saw the teleportation function.

This is a fantastic escape technique; it might come in handy in a crucial moment.

"Finally, I've become Second-Tier Puppet Master. It's time to refine that Foundation Establishment Realm puppet."

Qin Fei a long sigh of relief, then took out the "Divine Soul Sensing Chapter," turned to the last few pages, and began to study it.